ms. decker’s third- grade...

BienvenidosPlease find your child’s

seat and feel free to leave him/her a note on

the sticky note

About Me• Born and raised in

Puerto Rico.

• M.Ed. in Bilingual

Education from

Texas State

University

• 10 years of

experience in

Kindergarten (3

years at Puesta del

Sol)

Classroom Expectations Our classroom is a community

Expectations to encourage a successful learning environment where each individual can thrive – based around respect

Be respectful (to self to others, to property)

Be responsible

Make good decisions

Classroom Management System Marble jar (group incentive):Party of students’ “choice”

Table points (small group incentive): treasure box

Cupones de respeto (individual): Grade level weekly drawing at the cafeteria by Sra. Lee

One warning, take a break to regroup or practice during exploration time or recess – individual

Mistakes are OK…

Language Arts Reading curriculum – Senderos, Cancioneros

Daily Five Read to self

Read with a friend

Listen to reading

Word work

Working on writing

Estrellitas

Shared reading & shared writing

Reading Benchmark:Sistema de

Evaluacion de Lectura (SEL)

Math Expressions in Math Curriculum

Relates abstract mathematic concepts with children’s daily experiences

Number sense

Homework

Daily Routines Math Daily 3

Math by myself

Math writing

Math with someone

Additional Resources: Dreambox

in Kindergarten

Building

Ramps

Fabric Shelters

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH

FOSS + STEM EXTENSIONS

Social Emocional RULER (REGLA)

Research shows students better able to

learn when identify how they are feeling

Learn strategies to regulate feeling so

better able to learn

Mood meter (medidor del humor)

Spanish vocabulary for feeling words

Tarea La carpeta ROJA – check and empty your child’s

carpeta EVERYDAY! Folder goes home every afternoon and comes back to school

every morning.

“Tarea” pocket – On Fridays a packet will send home and will

be return the following Friday

“School Communication ” pocket – corrected work, notices –

take out daily and keep at home.

Types of Homework- Starting in October

Vocabulary practice

Math practice

Handwriting practice

Ten Minute Guideline

Español Language Acquisition vs Learn Spanish

Transitional support in English at the

beginning of the year

More Spanish each week

At home- ok to read to student in any

language. Students ONLY read in Spanish.

(Unless they already read.)

Exciting what they can do by the end of the

year!

Súper Estrella (Super Star) One student each week

Decorate a poster telling about self – share it

with the class, hang on the wall

Students will received a book on their week.

Show and Tell - bring something special or

share a talent or something cultural.

Schedule Specialists

Monday: Art (2:50 pm-3:30 pm)

Tuesday: Music (1:15 pm-1:55 pm)

Wednesday: none

Thursday: Library (1:15 pm-1:55 pm)

Friday: PE (1:30 pm-2:10 pm)

Lunch 11:25-11:45

11:45-12:10 (recess)

Computer lab Mondays (Sept-Oct @12:50 pm )

Snacks PLEASE SEND EACH DAY:2 healthy

and nutritious snacks Easy to open and eat

Fruit or veggies should be cut into bite size

pieces (easier to eat in a short time)

No sweets

No sharing of food – please remind

Change of clothing As soon as weather changes, please bring

appropriate change of clothing for winter.

Birthdays

Can send in non-food items (pencils,

erasers, stickers, etc.)

Invitations: emails on PTA online directory,

distribution to all students

Field Trips

Bellevue Botanical Garden (October)

Toymaker (November)

Alki Beach (May/ June)

If you want to volunteer for field trip (as well as in classroom),

you must fill out clearance forms – for field trips, these forms

take about a week to process so fill them out early!

VolunteersIn class & from home – room parents will set-up a website where parents can sign-up to volunteer

Room Parents – Dhaarmika (Nina’s mom), Pauline(Trevor’s mom),

Rosie (Matteo’s mom)

Scholastic book order parent

Library helper

Computer lab helper

Art appreciation helpers

Garden helper

Science helper

General classroom helpers

MiscellaneousAmity Interns

Srta. Bea (Spain)

Srta. Marta (Spain)

Sr. Camilo(Colombia)

Sr. Diego (Colombia)

School-Home Communication

Email : chaparrol@bsd405.org

Checked M-F 8:00-8:45- 3:30-4:30

Kindergarten Blog, email, red folder

Conferences

Sign-up Genius coming in November

Questions???